Morrisville robberies investigated

State police in Oneida are investigating a robbery that occurred late Tuesday afternoon at Ontario Heights, an apartment complex in the village of Morrisville.

Donna Wassall, an investigator at Troop D, said that around 5:40 p.m. two men burst through an unlocked door and confronted three males who were in one of the apartments.

"They demanded money," Wassall said. She said the victims told the intruders they didn't have any money so the men took two laptop computers and then fled. Wassall said police don't know if the men then got into a vehicle or left the area on foot.

"We're unsure of the direction of travel because no one really saw anything," she said.

The robbery victims were also not clear if the suspects had a weapon.

"Two said they saw what they believed was a gun handle," she said.

Wassall said that the victims, some of whom were students at Morrisville State College, said the suspects were wearing black hooded sweatshirts. She said they had no further description.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Troop D at 366-6000.